Snuffer for candles



Sept. 8, 1931. J. A. GLUCKERT 1,322,652

SNUFFER FOR CANDLES Filed April 6, 1931 I l NVENTOR Patented Sept. 8,1931 UNETED' STATES JOSEPHINE A. GLUCKERT, OF PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIASNUFFER ron CANDLES.

Application filed April 6, 1931. Serial No. 528,080.

This invention relates to snufi'ers for putting out candles.

When using an ordinary snuffer for putting out a lighted candle, onecompletely shuts off the supply of air to the burning wick and thussuffocates the flame. Inasmuch as the cavity of the snuffer containsair, when applied, this confined air must be used up before the flame isextinguished, and although the interval of time required to thus put theflame out is comparatively short, yet, if one has to snuff out a numberof burning candles, such as are used for table decorations, theshortening of the time is necessary to put out each candle is ofimportance.

It is therefore one of the objects of my invention to provide a snuflerwhich will put a candle out almost instantly the snuffer is applied, orin an appreciably shorter time than that required by the use of theordinary snuifer.

Considering what happens during the burning of a candle, we areconcerned with the flashing point, or temperature at which the oil,formed from the melting of the wax of the candle, begins to ignite. Thisoil lays in a pool surrounding the wick. Heat from the Wick flame, as itreaches the oil in the pool, is lower than the ignition temperature ofthe melted wax forming this pool. But this oil is drawn up by the wiclqto feed the flame and is converted into a gas directly surrounding thewick at its upper end, and is enveloped by the burning gas forming theluminous flame. If this envelope of gas formed at the wick, is suddenlydisturbed and abruptly distorted, and at the same time the heat of theflame is suddenly reduced below the ignition temperature, and as thesupply of air is out off by the enveloping body of the snuffer, then theflame will be extinguished much sooner.

Therefore another object of my invention is to provide a snuffer hoodwhich will have auxiliary means fixed to the inside of the hollow bodyof the snutfer hood for suddenly disturbing the burning position of thewick, which may also plunge the wick into the cooler pool of melted waxin the top of the candle, as well as to absorb heat into the said meansfrom the flame, and for this purpose I preferably makethe said auxiliarymeans ofmetal.

l/Vith these and other objects, my inven- 5 tion resides in certainconstruction, various forms of which are illustrated in the drawings.The construction and action are ex plained and what I claim is setforth.

In the drawings, 3

Figure 1 is an elevation of a candle holder and candle, showing also oneform of my snuifer (in section) in the act of extinguishing the flame.

Figure 2 is a side elevation of the snufler 5 shown in Figure 1.

Figure 3, is an elevation of a brush fornr of auxiliary means within thesnuffer body.

Figure 4 is a side elevation of the snufiier shown inFigure Figure 5 isan elevation of another candle holder and candle, also showing anotherform of my snuffer invention.

F igure 6 is a top plan of the snufter shown in Figure 5.

Figure 7 is a side elevation of the snuffer shown in Figures 5 and 6.

Figure 8 is an elevation of a part of a burning candle.

In the figures, referring particularly to Figures 1 and 2, there isshown standing up from the base 10, the candle 11, with wick 12.Enveloping the top of'the candle and in contact with the edge 13 is thehood 14, integral with the handle v15, the inner spur .16, 35 of which,projects into the cavity 17 of the hood 14, having the lower end 18positioned to knock down the wick 12, or come in contact with it.- v

In Figures 3 and 4 is shown a modified form of snuifer, having a hood 19and'an inner projecting brush 20, formed from strands of the fragment ofwire handle 21 shown, which handle 21 is fixed with the hood 19.

In Figures 5, 6 and 7 is shown another form of snuffer embodying myinvention, wherein the body 22 of the snuifer has a bandle 23 fixed inthe rolled edge24. In the top of the body 22 is formed a pocket 25, inthe position shown to closely envelop the upper part of the wick 12. InFigure 5 the candle 11 is shown in aholder 10'.

Figure 8 illustrates the top part of a burning candle 11, with a wick12, a flame 26 and a 'pool of melted wax 27.

t In operation, where one has a numher of candles to put out, a littlepractice will enable him to quickly cap the candle top of each in rapidsuccession, landing the hood in the position shown in any of the Figures1, 3, or 5, wherein the wick 12 is suddenly pushed over or down by themetal auxiliary means within the hood of the snuiler, as the spur 16, ofFigure 1, the brush 20 of Figure 3, or the pocket 25 of Figure 5. Ineach case the formation of the flame with its lnner pocket of gassurrounding the wick 12, in the flame 26, is suddenly distorted and thewick 12 is thrown either against or into the melted wax pool 27,suddenly reducing the temperature of the flame be ow that necessary tosupport it, which reduction of tem perature is aided by contact with themetal of the spur 16, that of the hrush 20, or that of the pocket 25,which ever kind of snuffer is used of those shown, and the candle is putout instantly, while greatly assisting the suffocating action oi? thehood when shutting oil the air.

Inasmuch as other forms of snu'll ers em hodying my invention, thanthose shown and described, may he devised without depart ing from thespirit and scope of my invention, I wish to include all forms which comewithin the purview of the following claims.

I claim:

1. In a snul'l'er having a hood adapted to cap over the top oi aburning; candle, means fixed to said hood, within the same, posi tionedto contact the wick of said candle, as said hood envelops the top ofsaid candle.

2. In asnulier having' a hood adapted to cap over the top of a burningcandle, metallic means fixed centrally within and to said hood,positioned to contact the wick of said candle, as said hood envelope thetop of said candle.

3. In a snutfer having a hood adapted to cap over the top of a burningcandle, a spur depending within said hood, positioned to contact thewick of said candle, as said hood envelops the top of said candle.

4. In a snuffer having a hood adapted to c: p over the top of a burningcandle, a brush depending within said hood, positioned to contact thewick of? said candle, as said hood envelops the top of said candle.

5. I11 a snuiler having a hood adapted to cap over the top of a burning;candle, a pocket formed in the upper part of said hood, positioned tocontact the wick of said candle, as said hood envelops the top of saidcandle.

Philadelphia, Pa, April 6, 1931.

.iosnrriiun A. GLUGKERT.

